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The U.M.C.'s

The U.M.C.'s

American hip hop group

The UMC's was an American hip hop duo from the borough of Staten Island in New York City.[1]

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The group was composed of Haas G and Kool Kim, who released the critically acclaimed full-length album Fruits of Nature in 1991,[1] which garnered chart success with the duo's No. 1 Billboard Hot Rap Single, "Blue Cheese", and No. 2 Hot Rap Single, "One To Grow On." (which contains a sample from "Ursalena" by Bill Cosby) In 1994, the duo released its second album, Unleashed,[2] but split up soon after.

Since the group's break-up, Haas G (under the names Hassan and Fantom of the Beat) has focused on producing music, most notably garnering a No. 1 hit for Lil' Kim featuring 50 Cent, with "Magic Stick". Kool Kim reinvented himself as the controversial underground emcee NYOIL.[3]

Discography

References

  1. [1]
    Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 352. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
  2. [2]
    The U.M.C.'s at AllMusic
  3. [3]
    Interview with Kool Kim Archived December 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Platform8470.com, 2006
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